Change the fuel filter now... and travel with a spare.. Oil "should make the trip" with the miles it has since last change... However.. it's been driven only short trips and been setting a lot, which is perfect to absorb moisture.... I would change oil and filter before taking the road. I'm not a fan of Rotella... you get to pick what you put in it. Diesel synthetic has won me over... 15-40 wt...
I'm a Ford Powerstroke guy and I have friends who drive Cummins Dodges... have a look at: www.Oilburners.net Discussion board that has a very active group for Cummins and good folks [has another one for Fords, where I visit] On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 7:26 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My pops and I swapped trucks. He wanted my 2016 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi 80k > miles, I get his2005 Dodge 2500 SLT Cummins 5.7 4x4 112k miles, and a $4k > check. Drove here to Illinois to make the swap. He was trying to guilt me > into it saying I’d feel bad if my 85 year old father somehow fell and broke > a hip while climbing into a 2500 4x4 while knowing he wanted my truck. > He bought it new when he still lived in AZ. Up until last year he towed > around a backhoe he had that he used to dig holes to set septic tanks. > Right around Thanksgiving last year he sold the backhoe, finally ready to > really retire at 85. Since then, he has barley driven it except for the > occasional trip to Menards. > Three questions. I know nothing yet about Cummins 5.7 engines yet. The oil > (Rotella non-synthetic) is a year old, a little less than 1000 miles on it. > Should I change the oil before I head back or change it after the 1850 mile > trip back...or both? Also, should i change or anticipate having to change > the fuel filter on the way back? What else should i be concerned about > before we take off? > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
